Simon-Rumpza Cookbook

Spring Garden Pasta Salad

Name: Spring Garden Pasta Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Spring
Ingredients: Salt; 1 pound rigatoni; Extra-virgin olive oil; 3 shallots, finely chopped; 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced; 1 small zucchini, diced; 1 cup snap peas, strings removed; 1 small bunch Lacinato kale or Swiss chard, stems and leaves separated, both finely sliced; 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved; 1 lemon, preferably Meyer; Parmesan or Manchego cheese or both, for serving; Freshly ground black pepper; Fresh mint leaves, for serving

6 servings

servings

20 minutes

active time

45 minutes

total time

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Ingredients

Salt

1 pound rigatoni

Extra-virgin olive oil

3 shallots, finely chopped

2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced

1 small zucchini, diced

1 cup snap peas, strings removed

1 small bunch Lacinato kale or Swiss chard, stems and leaves separated, both finely sliced

1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved

1 lemon, preferably Meyer

Parmesan or Manchego cheese or both, for serving

Freshly ground black pepper

Fresh mint leaves, for serving

Directions

Bring a large pot of water to a boil and season generously with salt. Add the rigatoni and cook according to the package’s directions.

While the pasta cooks, heat a large skillet over medium-high and add enough oil to coat the bottom. Add the shallots and garlic, season with salt and cook, stirring often, until just starting to soften, 1 to 2 minutes.

Add the zucchini, snap peas, and kale stems to the skillet. Season with salt and cook, stirring often, just until crisp-tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the kale leaves, season with salt and stir just until wilted, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from the heat.

Reserve 1/2 cup pasta cooking water and drain the pasta. Transfer to a large bowl and drizzle with oil to lightly coat. If the pasta seems dry, add a splash of pasta water.

Scrape everything from the skillet over the pasta and add the tomatoes. Zest the lemon on top, then squeeze in juice from half the lemon and stir to evenly coat. Toss, taste and add more lemon juice, salt, olive oil and pasta water to taste.

Finely grate cheese and grind pepper all over. Tear the mint and scatter it on top. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Notes

I added cubed mozzarella, and it was great. Feta or goat cheese would work as well.

https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1026697-spring-garden-pasta-salad

Nutrition

Serving Size

Calories

379

Total Fat

5 g

Saturated Fat

1 g

Unsaturated Fat

4 g

Trans Fat

0 g

Cholesterol

Sodium

604 mg

Total Carbohydrate

70 g

Dietary Fiber

7 g

Total Sugars

8 g

Protein

14 g